![]() Nance with Northwestern in 2022 | |
No. 8–Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | February 19, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Revere (Richfield, Ohio) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Cleveland Charge |
2024–present | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2024–present | →Cleveland Charge |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Pete Lucas Nance (born February 19, 2000) [1] is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Northwestern and North Carolina.
Nance played at Revere High School. [2] In his senior season, Nance was 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). [3] That year, Nance led Revere to its first district championship, and he was named the Ohio Division II Player of the Year. [4] On June 29, 2017, Nance committed to playing for Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team starting in the 2018–19 season. [5] [6] In doing so, Nance declined offers from the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University. [7] Nance was a four-star recruit and the highest-ranked recruit in program history. [8] [9] Scout.com ranked him as the 83rd-best overall player and the 19th-best power forward in the country. [10] Meanwhile, 247Sports ranked him 64th overall. [8]
Nance debuted in an exhibition game against the McKendree Bearcats, during which he notched 12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and four steals in 19 minutes off the bench. [11] In his first regular-season college basketball game, Nance scored three points and provided one assist in a win against the New Orleans Privateers. [12] Nance earned his first collegiate start in an 80–60 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. [13] He averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [14] As a junior, Nance averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. [15] He missed a game against Michigan State on January 15, 2022, due to an ankle injury. [16]
Nance averaged 14.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior. After testing the waters in the 2022 NBA draft, Nance ultimately returned to college and transferred to North Carolina. [17]
Nance transferred to North Carolina to play in his fifth collegiate season, joining a team that had been national runners-up the season prior. He was able to join the Tar Heels due to an NCAA rule granting all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down sports at the end of the 2019–20 season. Immediately becoming a starter and a key part of the rotation, Nance and the Tar Heels struggled through an up-and-down season. Hampered by a nagging back injury that kept him out of a few games, Nance started all 30 games in which he played as a Tar Heel. He averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game, and shot 42% from the floor in his lone season in Chapel Hill. [18]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Nance joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on September 13, 2023, he signed with the Cavaliers. [19] However, he was waived on October 21 [20] and one week later, signed with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. [21]
On January 18, 2024, Nance signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, [22] making him the third member of the Nance family to play for the Cavaliers (after his father Larry and brother Larry Jr.). [23] On January 30, he returned to the Cleveland Charge [24] and on February 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers. [25]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Cleveland | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | .167 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .4 |
Career | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | .167 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .4 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Northwestern | 23 | 1 | 13.9 | .347 | .263 | .417 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 2.9 |
2019–20 | Northwestern | 30 | 20 | 26.2 | .400 | .297 | .686 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .3 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
2020–21 | Northwestern | 24 | 23 | 27.7 | .495 | .364 | .784 | 6.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .7 | 11.1 |
2021–22 | Northwestern | 30 | 30 | 27.2 | .497 | .452 | .768 | 6.5 | 2.7 | .3 | 1.1 | 14.6 |
2022–23 | North Carolina | 30 | 30 | 30.2 | .422 | .320 | .816 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .3 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
Career | 137 | 104 | 25.3 | .449 | .347 | .759 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .4 | .9 | 9.7 |
Nance is the son of Larry Nance and the younger brother of Larry Nance Jr., both of whom have played in the National Basketball Association. [6] He also has an older sister named Casey. [6]
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